returnee
Example Sentences
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Wielding her phone and charger, Rachida Mamakh, 48, eyes red from tears, questioned every returnee for news of her 23-year-old son Zouhair.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
With opportunities increasingly limited, Alavi encouraged her fellow returnee women to seek out any chance available.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
There was a stark difference one young returnee told the BBC between the "rosy picture" immigration agents painted and the rough reality of immigrant life in Toronto and Vancouver.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2024
Then, all of a sudden, you’ve got nothing beyond injury returnee Grubauer and the aforementioned Driedger standing between the playoff wannabe Kraken and a puck armageddon inside their net.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
He had been deported from England, after all, so perhaps he would not consider himself a returnee like them.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
